Filing device.



R. S. GRAHAM.

FILING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILE D FEB. 17. 1915.

1 ,15@., 1 29. Patented Oct. 26, 1915.

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ROBERT S. GRAHAM, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FILING DEVICE.

1 1 5,8 12% Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed "February 17, 1915.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, ROBERT S. GRAHAM, a citizen of the United States, residing at the city of New York, borough of Manhat- Serial No. 8,753.

randum pages. a heavy paper or a fabric in the manufacture of the envelop so that the article may be carried in the pocket for an indefi- Patented 00315.26, 1915.

It is preferred to employ tan, county and State of New York, have nite length of time without appreciable invented a certain new and useful Filing wear, particularly along the edges. Device, of which the followingis a specifi- A pad 13, composed of a desired number cation. of leaves or pages, is positioned 011 the This invention is a means for filing closed front side of the envelop, exteriorly ,5 memoranda or data so as to preserve the thereto so as to be easily accessible at all same for convenient future reference. times for writing down a memorandum on Persons engaged in literary and business the top page or leaf. The dimensions of pursuits, and more particularly travelers, the padare less than those of theenvelop, ft fi d Occasion t j t d memoranda that is, the length and width ofeach page or 7c of various kinds to be used for future refsheet is less than the interior dimensions of erence, for which purpose it is customary the envelop, so that the page can be torn to make notes on the backs of envelops, off the pad and inserted into the envelop business cards, or other scraps of paper. without requiring said page to be folded. Such written memoranda often become mis- The pad and the envelop are fastened to placed or lost, and the writing thereon begether rigidly near one end portion thereof, comes more or less effaced by being carried thus producing a unitary article wherein in the pocket, so that on the whole a demand the pad sheets are inseparably attached to may be said to exist for an article conventhe envelop while the device is being carient for writing the memoranda and for ried, but obviously one or more of the writfiling the same for future reference, which ten sheets can be torn off the pad for filing article shall be so compact that it may be the same within the envelop. As shown, the easily carried in the pocket and which shall pad sheets and the envelop are fastened b y be economical of manufacture. staples C inserted through the pages or The purpose of this invention is to pro sheets of the pad and through the envelop vide an article possessing the characteristics near one end thereof, it being preferred to above mentioned, and to this end it consists use two or more staples and to allow the of a filing envelop composed of pliable other edges of the pad leaves to be free, fibrous material and a pad the leaves of but it is apparent that any suitable means which are attached to said envelop on the may be used for uniting the pad and the outside thereof so as to be available for envelop. writing thereon, said leaves being smaller My device is characterized by two strucin size than the envelop so that they can tural features independent of the more asbe filed therein without folding them when semblage of a pad and an envelop, first, torn off the pad and the flap of the envelop the attachment of the pad leaves or sheets being positioned so that it can be opened in a way to permit the flap a to be opened or closed without interference from the pad and closed without hindrance by the staples or the means for attaching the pad thereto. 0, and second, the use of pad leaves or In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective pages of a length less than the distance view of my filing device. Fig. 2 is a longibetween the staples and the opposite end tudinal section on the line 22 of Fig. 1. portion of the envelop, whereby the leaf Fig. 3 is a plan looking at the rear of the when detached may be easily introduced article, the pad being shown in dotted lines. into the envelop without folding the same.

A designates the envelop, the same being It is apparent that the article can be composed of fibrous or other material of a easily carried in the pocket owing to the flexible nature. Said envelop is closed at the ends, the front and one side, edge, but the back of the envelop is open and provided with a flap a, the latter being adapted to be turned away from the back, as shown in Fig. 1, so as to opensaid back for the easy introduction and removal of the memofiexible materials employed in the envelop and the pad, so that said article is available for use instantly when required. The pad affords a most convenient means for writing down data, and the leaf can be at once torn off and filed away for safe keeping or for future reference. The article supplies a envelop being attached rigidly together near one end portion thereof so as to leave the flap on theback free and unconfined by the fastening means. 7

2. As a new article of manufacture, a pocket filing device comprising an envelop closed on all sides except at the back and provided with a flap, a pad of memorandum leaves positioned on the front of the envelop, and means for fastening an end portion of the pad to a corresponding end portion of the envelop, said attaching means being free from engagement, with the flap and said memorandum leaves being of a length less than the distance between the fastening means and the opposite end portion of the envelop, whereby the flap may be opened or closed at will and the memorandum leaves maybe torn oil' the pad and filed in the envelop without folding said leaves and without hindrance from the attaching means.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of wo subscribing witnesses.

ROBERT S. GRAHAM. Witnesses H. I. BERNHARD, M. C. RODRIGUEZ.

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